By setting launch-and-edit preferences, you can control how external applications, such as Adobe Flash and Adobe Director launch and edit graphics in Fireworks.

In most cases, Fireworks attempts to locate the source PNG for a graphic on its own. When it can't locate the source PNG, Fireworks uses the launch-and-edit preferences that you set to determine how it will handle locating the source PNG file.

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Adobe Flash is an exception. When launching and editing graphics in Flash, Fireworks always uses the preferences you set in the Launch and Edit section of the Preferences dialog box.

When Editing from External Application determines whether the original Fireworks PNG file opens when you use Fireworks to edit images from within other applications.

When Optimizing from External Application determines whether the original Fireworks PNG file opens when you optimize a graphic.

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This setting does not apply to Director, which always automatically opens and optimizes a graphic without asking for a source PNG, even if you set this preference differently in Fireworks.

For more information on working with Fireworks graphics within Flash, see Working with Adobe Flash.

For more information on working with Fireworks graphics in Director, see Working with Adobe Director MX.

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Adobe Dreamweaver handles launch-and-edit settings differently. Dreamweaver always opens the source PNG, even if you set launch-and-edit preferences differently in Fireworks. If no Design Note exists or if the path to the source PNG is broken, Dreamweaver always prompts you to locate the source PNG file. For more information on working with Fireworks graphics and interactive elements within Dreamweaver, see Working with Adobe Dreamweaver.